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this class violently flung me back to my elementary school self. Despite being a philosophy class, this wasn't really a social sciences / humanities class. Majority of Phil 120 was about producing derivations, which are like geometry proofs but much more scary and confusing. Ever since middle school, I had classified myself as an english / history person, but this class reminded me of how much I love solving problems and doing steps to arrive at a completed solution. It reminded me that I shouldn't limit myself or stick myself in a box by classifying me as someone who enjoys or is only good at one type of thing!
h o n o r s 1 0 0
my favorite part of honors 100 was the curriculum planning activity. I spent all summer doing the same thing! I loved how organized this helped me feel. It also made me look at the classes I would need. This ignited my passion for my major as I was able to see all the interesting classes I would take in the future. So fun.
t h e r e c o r d o f u s a l l
I had no idea what I was getting into with this class. The vague title and even vaguer class description did nothing. It turned out to be interesting: a study of what humans leave behind, intentionally and unintentionally that we can analyze and study in the future. We talked about such a variety of topics, such as birth certificates, the transition from oral cultures to written cultures, and the evolution of transcripts just to name a few.
While I was so interested and in love with the content of the class, my grades were not as gleeful. I wasn't failing, but I knew I could do better. There was no clear rubric to any of the assignments and it took me half the quarter to crack the code. But before I had cracked the code, I was falling apart and have fond memories of sobbing on the bus when an assignment was graded. I was worried about my place in honors until a couple of juniors and seniors in the class assured me that this was the most strangely graded honors class they'd taken too. On the first big essay, I was crushed by all of the interestingly worded negative feedback, despite getting an okay grade. This took me a long time to get over...but... I did. I'm not sure what the moral of the story is. Maybe that I need to Relax. hmm.
i n f o 2 0 0
When I was registering for classes this summer, I thought "hmm maybe I'll major in informatics!"
And while I still want to take more Info classes and explore, this class made me hesitant about majoring in it. After taking this class, I think I will pursue a minor in informatics because while I can't imagine taking so many info classes, I am still find parts of it interesting and useful! I enjoyed the process of conducting such in depth research to solve a problem for people in my community. This leads me to my first artifact::
User Research Report -- this report for my info 200 class was an analysis of potential users for our product that would help connect college students together to share meals. I had a really great time diving into the research. I also loved working and collaborating with my group. This represents how while I'm not sure about a major in informatics, there are still parts of it that I enjoy!
(fall playlist!)
o v e r a l l
The quarter was solid! I learned that I am not just One kind of person. From Honors 230, I learned not to give up easily and also that sometimes there is truly is nothing I can do about my grades. Near the beginning of the quarter, I was a little lonely but learned how to get over it and made a few great friends. My highlights of the quarter probably include, reading good books, meeting some great people, going to a concert, and observing how one drink can taste completely different depending on which Starbucks on campus you're getting it from. I also went to a couple of PSA (Pakistani student association) meetings and had a great time.
In Winter quarter, I'm excited for days getting longer instead of shorter, all of my classes, and to attend more PSA and MSA meetings. I want to get more involved on campus and I'm looking forward to doing that and making more friends <3
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concert!
The Secret History by Donna Tartt </3
A Fit Check one day before PSA
The Secret History was the first good book I read in a while. It was also the first good book I read for fun at UW. Reading has been a hobby of mine for as long as I can remember and I am glad I'm not losing that part of myself. Reading this was also a great to unwind for myself this quarter
w i n t e r brought it's own set of challenges with it. On the plus side, I had more of a sense of direction in terms of what I was doing with my life. On the down side, the sun was setting abominably early. I also really and truly loved my classes this quarter. GWSS 200 helped me realize that I didn't want to major in it, LSJ 322 helped me realize I did want to major in it, and Honors 221 kept me from dropping out of the honors program.
h o n o r s 2 2 1
I had much too fun writing this essay on mental illness in monkeys. This was my final for Honors 221 and we were able to look into whatever we were interested in. I was able to play with the format so it is much funkier than a traditional essay. This class allowed me to fall in love with science in a way I had never thought I could
l s j 3 2 2
Half of this class involved a practicum. My group was tasked with tackling the #NoTechForICE movement. We discovered so many grotesque truths about UW including their fueling of ICE and their reluctance to face that fact. We were able to put together a petition and this wonderful informative zine..
s p r i n g was an experience! Not nearly as surreal as winter or as starry eyed as fall quarter. I was taking 17 credits, plus the d a i l y, which I chose to put off until next quarter because I had to come to terms with the fact that I couldn't handle the Daily at this time. I did end up writing one article and it was overall a fun experience, I look forward to writing more in the future. I also watched Paddington once and did not stop thinking about it once all quarter.
p s a g a l a with my sister is on the right. I had so much fun. Being involved with PSA is great. I met so many people. I hope to be more involved in PSA in the future. It was such a fun experience for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!
h o n o r s 3 9 8 was the class I looked forward to every week. I have never taken a poetry class before and it was so fun to be able to share my writing with others. I created the cover for the chapbook we published at the end of the quarter. I was proud of my work on the cover and with my poems on the inside. Also, it was an interesting experience to have to critique the work of some of my peers objectively when their work wasn't my cup of tea
i n f o 2 0 1 was SO much easier than I thought it was going to be. It reminded me of how some things come so naturally to me. This class went very smoothly for me, and I am satisfied with the final project me and my group churned out together and appreciated the straightforward manner of the class, despite the fact that much of the time, what we needed for homework was not covered in class. I'm an expert google-r now. This was the last requirement to apply to the informatics program, but I was still unsure whether or not I was going to pursue the major or stick with the minor
Eid with my sister + looking hot outside in the grass <3
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h o n o r s 2 1 2 was... fine. The content was interesting and I loved my professor, but majority of the class was a group project and some of the white members of my group were very into having their ideas heard when our project was on Orientalism, specifically in terms of the middle-east and Islam.
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l s j 3 2 1 was so fun. I looked forward to lecture every week and was immersed in the content and even enjoyed my 9:30 quiz section. It was also super easy to get a high grade but I still found myself caring so much about wanting to actually learn about human rights. I valued the global perspective of this class and the way it combined an analytical legal perspective with the idea of culture and humanity.